Twin Creeks Ranch

06/20/2026

I picked up 20 sacks of corn yesterday to do some daddy/daughter quality time with Miss Platt today. Feeders were by no means empty, but what the heck. This was before I had any idea we were gonna get +7” of rain overnight.

Once the rain quit we loaded up 5-6 bags at a time (because ground is saturated) to go top off feeders. I told her when we took off we would be lucky if we didn’t get stuck today. After we unloaded the 20th sack we were rolling across the field EMPTY and sunk it. Luckily we were right by the 39 gate and an easy retrieval by Diana to go gather some stuff. Using the winch and some straps we were able to pull ourselves to hard ground without further incident. Good times!

06/20/2026

Hey y’all! We had quite an evening with the thunderstorms that blew through here dropping about 7.5” of rain. The good news is the main road to our place held up. The not so bad news is almost all of our creek crossings were impacted in some form. But no total washouts, so the steps we’ve taken in the past are working to some extent. I’ll post some stuff in the comments at each spot.

06/19/2026

Taking a break from the oppressive heat at the ranch to do some different stuff.

06/17/2026

Shout out to my buddy Jerod at J-Rods Guide Service for being not only a great guide, but also his friendship and help along the way.

06/02/2026

Got’r done ahead of what may turn out to be a great napping rain.

Side note to Torrie Whittredge, these new shades are the bomb. No dust behind my eyeballs, and no fogging.

05/31/2026

05/26/2026

Dove plot update: plot 1 (disc/planter rows, such as they are) and plot 2 (hand scatter/rake) are coming along nicely. Plot 3 (disc/spreader/rake) is just now starting to blossom. Didn’t take a pic of that cuz it’s hard to see with the naked eye.

05/23/2026

The good news is I have gotten almost 7.5yrs out of a 2yr battery. If only the battery terminal connectors weren’t shot.